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R11 ei Write the words Smart Starters © Day 2 height feisty either neither seismograph ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________________ Copy and cross if incorrect A seismograph measures the size of an earthquake. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Aircraft can fly to any height. _______________________________________________________________________ Manned spaceships can now land on either Mars or Jupiter. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ The height of a mountain is measured in metres from sea level. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Match the words to the meaning feisty either height feisty either neither neither height one or the other lively, resilient not one nor the other altitude Explain the meaning of this sentence At the height of the storm the winds were 100 kilometres an hour. Do storms really have “height”? No. This saying refers to the fiercest part of the storm. Circle all the words in this story that have the same long /i/ sound as the list words List the different ways the long “i” sound is represented. I would like to try the hike along the track that winds its way beside the creek. My friends found the high track rather icy on cold days, but generally when it was fine, the track beside the creek was an easy walk. On either track the view was delightful and the scenery quite a sight. 'i', i-e, 'y', 'igh' 'ei Measure your height, record it and write a sentence about it ______________________________________________ Can you make at least 20 words using the letters in the work “seismograph:? is graph some sore soap soar sea seam more mope mare mash grape gape game rise rage raise roam rope ripe page R11 ei Write the words Smart Starters © Day 3 height feisty ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________________ Opposites either neither depth height either neither seismograph Find the small words height he eight seismograph is graph rap either he her it Write the base word of each word and use one of the extensions in a sentence heights high height high heighten high _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ How many synonyms can you find for the word height altitude, elevation, highness, stature Comparatives / Superlatives feisty feistier feistiest Write the word height _______________ centimetres / metres What would these heights be measured in? *your height centimetres *the height an aeroplane is flying metres *the height of a mountain metres *the height of a table centimetres **Albert Einstein was famous. Write his name. _________________________ What profession was this man? Physicist and Mathematician **Where is the Eiffel Tower ? Paris Write the word. _____________________________________ **A “geiger counter” is a special machine. Write the words. _____________________________________________________________ What does it do? measures radiation Who was it named after? Hans Geiger Find the answers in the dictionary, on the computer or the internet. R11 Day 4 Interest strand : Smart Starters © Plants - trees Write these words and match them to the appropriate tree. evergreen ____________________ deciduous ____________________ Find the dictionary meaning of these two words. evergreen: a tree that has leaves / foliage throughout the year deciduous: a tree that sheds its leaves annually jacaranda Name one flowering tree. peach, apple, pear Name one fruit tree. pine, cyprus Name one conifer. What type of seeds does a conifer produce? cones palm What type of tree is this? Use the dictionary to find out what a “bonsai” plant is. A tree or plant grown in a bowl / tray in a way that it remains always a dwarf plant. Where do you see a tree’s “growth rings”? when you cut through the tree trunk What do they indicate about the tree? the age of the tree Yes Can a tree be 1000 years old? Could a tree which germinated in the first millennium still be alive today? Yes e.g. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine In Level D you wrote the first letter of the names of the parts of a tree. Can you now spell the whole word? leaves (foliage) branch trunk / stem root Look up “trees” in Encarta or in a library book. Write four facts you find there about trees .e.g. Trees are woody plants They have a main stem or trunk. At maturity they are the tallest of all plants. Trees naturally live at least three years. Encarta: Trees